Links to all the Winners
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Best of Show & Special Awards Aircraft Category Winners Military Vehicles Category Winners Ships Category Winners Automotive Category Winners Figures, SciFi & Real Space Winners Collections, Misc, Diorama, Juniors, OOB Winners Pelicon 2015 Image Gallery Read MorePelicon 2015 Special Awards
Here are the big awards, the best of show and special awards.
Judges Best of Show
Sponsored by the Pelikan Model Club
Randy Cooper – Millennium Falcon
People’s Choice
Sponsored by the Pelikan Model Club
Randy Cooper – Millennium Falcon
Best WWI
Sponsored by George Hecht
Bart Cusumano – Fort Model T Ambulance
Best WWII
Sponsored by George Hecht
Tom Knapp – Panther A
Best Korea & Vietnam
Robert Marquinez – Covering Fire
On the Fives (Automotive)
Sponsored by Mike Hanson
Vincent Padulla – Chrysler 300 ‘Diamond in the Rough’
Best Softskin Vehicle
Sponsored by the Military Vehicle Preservation Society
Allen Kamrad – Henschel 33 DI-KFZ Command Car
Best Artillery Piece, Tracked or Towed
Sponsored by the Armed Forces Military Museum
Allen Kamrad – SDKFZ 164 Nashorn
Pelicon 2015 Contest Winners, All the Rest
The awards for the remaining categories: Collections, Miscellaneous, Juniors, Out of the Box, & Dioramas.
Collections, All types & scales (5 or more related items)
- Davis Gandees – ’32 Ford Collection
- Robert Koehn – Star Trek Ships
- Charles Walker – Seversky’s Navy Fighters
Miscellaneous, All types & scales
- Doug Hamilton – USS Monitor Turret
- Tim Lilly – Fire Steam Crane
- Ed Brut – Ship’s Helm
Juniors, Ages 15 & Younger, All types & scales
Sponsored by the Polk Area Model Society
- Landon Olsen – Ford Expedition Police Car
- Landon Olsen – Chrysler PT Cruiser
Dioramas, Large Composition
Sponsored by the Tampa Bay Ship Model Society
- Robert Marquinez – Covering Fire
- Richard Moya – Railway Patrol
- George Feher – Waiting for Orders
Dioramas, Small Composition
Sponsored by Karl Pople
- Tom Knapp – Pax 40
- Robert Marquinez – Monte Cassino
- Bart Cusumano – What did you do in the war?
Out of the Box, Aircraft, All types & scales
- Ozzie Leandri – FAA Hellcat Mk II
- Charles Walker – F6F-3 Hellcat
- Charles Walker – F6F-5N Hellcat
Out of the Box, Military Vehicles, All types & scales
Sponsored by ME Hobbies
- Alan Tackitt – Russian Sam-6 Missile
- Alan Tackitt – Panther II
- Robert Marquinez – M-10 td
Out of the Box, Automobile, All types & scales
- David Gandees – 1964 Mustang
Pelicon 2015 Contest Winners, Figures, SciFi, Real Space
Pelicon 2015 winners in the Figures, Sci-Fi, and Real Space Categories
Figures, Historical, Smaller than 90mm
Sponsored by IPMS Orlando
- Bart Cusumano – Harts
- Allan Kamrad – Bad Luck
- Robert Marquinez – Mongol
Figures, Historical, 90mm & Larger
- Robert Marquinez – British Paratrooper
- Jim Heitzman – Memphis Belle Pilot
Figures, Fantasy / Science Fiction, Smaller than 90mm
- Jason Grenot – Deamon Prince
- Erin Lantz – Snow White
- Libby Brut – In Good Company
Figures, Fantasy / Science Fiction, 90mm & Larger
- Warren Dossey – King Skull
- Robert Koehn – Phantom of the Opera
- Robert Koehn – Creature from the Black Lagoon
Figures, Busts, All Scales
- Tim Lilly – The Wizard
- Danny Beavers – Grotesque
- Doug Hamilton – Vampire Lord
SciFi/Fantasy & Real Space, Real Spacecraft, All types & scales
- Robert Koehn – US Manned Spacecraft
- Matthew Olsen – Voyager 1
- George Ellis – Mercury Redstone
SciFi/Fantasy & Real Space, SciFi/Fantsay, All types & scales
- Vince Pedulla – Steel Flowers
- Tom Gardner – 2001 Discovery
- Randy Cooper – Star Destroyer
Pelicon 2015 Contest Winners, Automotive
Continuing with the winners of Pelicon 2015, here are the Automotive awards.
Production Cars & Trucks, 1/25-1/20
Sponsored by Earl Petrikin
- Judge’s Choice: Vincent Pedulla – Chrysler 300 ‘Diamond in the Rough’
- People’s Choice: Mate Myer – Renault Megane 16V
Competition Circuit Track 1/24-1/20, Open Wheel
Sponsored by ScaleAutoSport.com
- Judge’s Choice: Larry Gabor – Mercedes Benz W196
- People’s Choice: Larry Gabor – Mercedes Benz W196
Competition Circuit Track 1/24-1/20, Closed Wheel
Sponsored by Mike Hanson
- Judge’s Choice: Robert Clarke – Buick Regal ‘KISS” Stock Car
- People’s Choice: Doug Nowinski – Mercedes Benz CLK-GTR
Competition, Straight Line, 1/25-1/20
Sponsored by Phil’s Hobby Shop
- Judge’s Choice: Mike Alvarez – Sox & Martin Challenger
- People’s Choice: Anthony Alvarez – Plymouth Road Runner
Hot Rod, Custom, Street Machines, 1/25-1/20
Sponsored by the Oldsmar Tap House
- Judge’s Choice: Mike Alvarez – Chevy Camaro
- People’s Choice: Paul Styron – ’49 Woody
Large Scale, 1/21 & Larger
- Judge’s Choice: Davis Gandees – ’32 Ford Hi Boy
- People’s Choice: George Feher – McLaren M23
Small Scale 1/26 & Smaller
- Judge’s Choice: Andy Caldwell – 1967 Gurney Eagle
- People’s Choice: Andy Caldwell – 1967 Gurney Eagle
Motorcycles (All Scales)
Sponsored by In Memory of Al Wanzie
- Judge’s Choice: Jim Heitzman – Harley Davidson WLA
- People’s Choice: Doug Hamilton – Yamaha YZR-1
Civil & Commercial (All Scales)
- Judge’s Choice: Adam Grenow – Peterbilt 359
- People’s Choice: Adam Weinstein – NTSB Field Truck
Pelicon 2015 Contest Winners, Ships
Continuing with the winning entries, here are the awards for the Ships category.
Powered, Larger than 1/700
Sponsored by George Hecht
- Daniel Pierce – Schellboat S-100
- Chris Betancourt – PT Boat PT-109
- Jarret Gimbl – USS Missouri
Powered, 1/700 & Smaller
Sponsored by the Tampa Bay Ship Model Society
- Allen Kamrad – USS Hancock
- Doug Hamilton – USS Neasho
Submarines & Submersibles, All Scales
- Bart Cusumano – USS Dallas
- Allen Kamrad – U-505 Capture
- Karl Pople Type 21 U-Boat
Sailing Ships, All Scales
Sponsored by IPMS Ocala
- Alfred Vaccaro – Whaling Ship
- Allen Kamrad – Jack Daniels Sailing Ship